Category: N4 Grammar

November 29, 2022

～たり～たり

～たり～たりたり formPlain Past Tense Verb/Adjective/Noun + りThings like X and YXたりYたりする The たり form of a verb means “Things like”. It’s useful for describing general types of things you did or might do....

Grammar / N4 Grammar / N4 Question Grammar / Nouns

November 27, 2022

かもしれない Maybe/possiblyPlain Form Verb/Noun/い Adjective + かもしれないな Adjectives: drop な + かもしれないかもしれない is かも (which means question mark) + しれない (negative potential form of 知る) . It means “maybe” “might” or “possibly”. かも...

Grammar / N4 Grammar / N4 Time / Time

November 27, 2022

Intervals

Intervals ごとに Every UnitUnitごとにごとに is a suffix that means “every”. It is used with units to indicate that something happens or is every X unit. It is basically the same thing as adding...

Grammar / N4 Grammar / N4 Question Grammar / Particles / Questions

November 23, 2022

かどうか and か

かどうか and かかどうか Whether or not Xplain form verb + Xかどうか + verb かどうか is a phrase that means “whether or not“. It must follow a noun, adjective, or verb, and cannot appear...

Grammar / N4 Grammar / N4 Nouns / Nouns

November 23, 2022

はず

はずはず is usually translated as should. It is a noun that communicates expectation. The closest English translation is “supposed to“. It is not should in the “Better to do” sense. It may be...

N4 Grammar / N4 Basic Knowledge

November 23, 2022

Verb + ほうがいい

This page is really N5 level grammar, but is a good example of verbs as adjectives. ほうがいい Better to doDictionary form Verb + ほうがいいほうがいい can also be modified by verbs, giving it a...

Grammar / N4 Grammar / N4 Nouns / Nouns

November 23, 2022

しかた

かた Way of doing XVerb ます stem + かた方 (かた) is a special noun that attaches to ます stems and means “way of” or “how to X”. It turns the verb into a...

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November 23, 2022

しか～ない

しか～ない Except X, nothing elseXしか + verb ない form しか is a particle that means “except X” it is used with the negative form to mean “Only X”. It’s similar to だけ, but is...

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November 23, 2022

だけで

だけでだけで is a combination of だけ (Only/Just) and で (“how”).There’s more emphasis on the word before だけで than just using で alone. With Nouns With justNoun + だけで With nouns, だけで means “with...

Grammar / N4 Grammar / N4 Nouns / Nouns / Vocab

November 23, 2022

予定（よてい)

よてい Plans 予定 (よてい） is a noun that means “planned (state)“. It can be used to express what your future plans are. 明日は予定がある。 – I have plans tomorrow. 予定を変更する – Change the plans. See...